Pie-charts: The Realities of Freelancing and Latest News

I’ve been wanting to put together this post for a long time. Freelancing as a writer or photographer is a tough job that requires persistence, resilience, thick skin, and above all, passion for what you’re doing. This post may also validate the reasons why many writers and photographers focus on growing and building their own …

My current thoughts and prayers

My thoughts and prayers are currently with:
– Those suffering from the devastating famine affecting the horn of Africa.
– The people of Norway, my geographic neighbor, during these trying times. May God continue to protect us all.

Taking Inventory of Life’s Progression in 7 Posts

I’ve been intermittently online the last two weeks for many reasons. Besides focusing on getting a few deadlines out the door (phew!), there have been other exciting offline developments that I’ll probably share in due time. Now is as good a time as any to take another mid-year step back, and assess just how things …

Flowers - Photography by Lola Akinmade

Letting go of past lives

I recently had a conversation with a good friend of mine. We were catching up on our lives, work, progress, families; the usual. I told him that while I was in a good place now in terms of truly following what makes me come alive creatively, that I was still scared of losing all those skills that fed me for 12+ years in the world of GIS and programming…

Balancing expat life with writing about travel

While recently chatting with my sister, she casually asked if I’d been traveling at all. You know, as a travel writer, aren’t you supposed to be constantly traveling? At first, I wasn’t sure why she was asking, but I completely understood why she had to ask. Most of the content I’ve been creating and publishing …

Latest News & Updates

Photo above is from a gorgeous seaside property here in Stockholm I’m currently reviewing on assignment… Voila! Here are the reasons I haven’t been quite regular with my blog updates. Been working on modifying my existing WordPress template to support larger-format photos as well as separating my official portfolio from my musings. The links above …